Blacklist removal guide

Nordspam removal: how to get delisted

Nordspam is a smaller Nordic list with both an IP zone and a domain zone and a self-service delist page. Its listing criteria are not published, so the practical path is: confirm the listing, check for the usual causes, delist, and watch whether it returns.

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Nordspam, at a glanceChecked
Operator
The NordSpam Project
Zones
bl.nordspam.com, dbl.nordspam.com
Lists
IP addresses and domain names
Status
Active
Severity
Standard
Removal
self-service delist: www.nordspam.com/delist
Cost
free up to 10,000 queries/day
Turnaround
undocumented
Auto-expiry
undocumented
Check Nordspam nowbl.nordspam.com

What is Nordspam?

The NordSpam Project publishes bl.nordspam.com for IP addresses and dbl.nordspam.com for domain names, free to query up to 10,000 lookups a day. Unlike Spamhaus or SURBL it does not publish what puts a resource on the list, so a listing tells you that its sensors saw something they disliked without saying what.

Its reach is modest, mostly Nordic and European filters that include it in scoring. Delisting is a self-service form on nordspam.com; the operator does not publish a turnaround or an expiry.

How serious is a Nordspam listing?

Standard: a smaller footprint, used mainly as a scoring signal by some receivers. Fix the cause it points at; weigh the listing itself calmly. The lookup at www.nordspam.com is the reference for whether you are listed today.

Why your IP got listed

What the operator lists: not published.

How to remove your IP from Nordspam

  1. 1

    Look the IP up at www.nordspam.com

    The operator's own lookup shows whether the IP is listed and, where the list publishes reasons, why. Third-party checkers can lag or misread the zone.

  2. 2

    Fix the cause before you ask

    Not published. A removal request while the cause is live is the fastest route to a repeat listing, and repeat listings are slower to clear.

  3. 3

    Request removal at www.nordspam.com/delist/

    Self-service delist. Cost: free up to 10,000 queries/day.

  4. 4

    Verify and watch for a return

    Typical turnaround: undocumented. Re-run the live check after that window; a listing that comes back means the source is still active.

  1. 01Look it upwww.nordspam.com
  2. 02Fix the causebefore you ask
  3. 03Self-service removalwww.nordspam.com/delist
  4. 04Verifyundocumented

cost: free up to 10,000 queries/day

The removal path for Nordspam, from the operator's own documentation: undocumented; expiry: undocumented.

How long removal takes

Typical turnaround: undocumented. Automatic expiry: undocumented. Cost: free up to 10,000 queries/day.

Getting off Nordspam removes a block; it does not restore the trust the providers withdrew while you were listed. If placement does not recover within a couple of weeks, the domain needs a structured re-warm, and the warmup guide for your provider has the ramp and the limits it runs against. Re-running the free blacklist checker monthly stops the next listing getting a head start.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get removed from Nordspam?

Self-service delist, at www.nordspam.com/delist/, after the cause is fixed. Cost: free up to 10,000 queries/day. Typical turnaround: undocumented.

How long does a Nordspam listing last?

Automatic expiry: undocumented. Removal turnaround: undocumented. A listing that returns after clearing means the cause is still live.

Does Nordspam removal cost anything?

Free up to 10,000 queries/day. No third party can remove a IP from Nordspam faster than the operator's own process, so paid "express delisting" offers add nothing.

What does Nordspam list?

IP addresses and domain names: not published. Zones: bl.nordspam.com, dbl.nordspam.com.

How do I check whether I am on Nordspam?

Use the operator's lookup at www.nordspam.com, or the live check on this page, which queries bl.nordspam.com directly.

Record checked against the operator's site on ; the whole set was last reviewed on . Cells that say undocumented or not found are gaps in the operator's own material, left as they are.

Sources

Every claim above that rests on a third party links to that party's own page. Checked . If something has changed since, tell us and we will correct it.